The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Indiana With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 107 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Indiana. #1 is Sellersburg, IN (January lows average 25.9°F).

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25 Small Towns in Indiana With the Mildest Winters1. Sellersburg262. Charlestown263. Georgetown264. Tell City265. Santa Claus266. Highland267. Melody Hill268. Boonville259. Chandler2510. Scottsburg2411. Salem2412. Bright2413. Hidden Valley2414. Lawrenceburg2415. Greendale2416. Austin2417. Aurora2418. Hanover2419. Newburgh2420. Huntingburg2421. North Vernon2322. Country Squire Lakes2323. Loogootee2324. Mount Vernon2325. Corydon23
  1. 25Corydon, Indiana

    January lows average 22.7°F

    3,153 people · Harrison County · median home $144,600 · income $56,513 · Jan low 23°F · 8 in snow

  2. 24Mount Vernon, Indiana

    January lows average 22.9°F

    6,493 people · Posey County · median home $163,300 · income $62,263 · Jan low 23°F · 8 in snow

  3. 23Loogootee, Indiana

    January lows average 23.1°F

    2,601 people · Martin County · median home $148,500 · income $50,000 · Jan low 23°F · 13 in snow

  4. 22Country Squire Lakes, Indiana

    January lows average 23.3°F

    3,558 people · Jennings County · median home $26,600 · income $57,201 · Jan low 23°F · 17 in snow

  5. 21North Vernon, Indiana

    January lows average 23.3°F

    6,608 people · Jennings County · median home $128,600 · income $51,429 · Jan low 23°F · 17 in snow

  6. 20Huntingburg, Indiana

    January lows average 23.6°F

    6,362 people · Dubois County · median home $143,800 · income $54,421 · Jan low 24°F · 11 in snow

  7. 19Newburgh, Indiana

    January lows average 23.8°F

    3,344 people · Warrick County · median home $237,600 · income $75,135 · Jan low 24°F · 7 in snow

  8. 18Hanover, Indiana

    January lows average 23.8°F

    3,743 people · Jefferson County · median home $138,700 · income $53,929 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow

  9. 17Aurora, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    3,479 people · Dearborn County · median home $131,400 · income $47,470 · Jan low 24°F · 17 in snow

  10. 16Austin, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    4,064 people · Scott County · median home $86,200 · income $31,520 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow

  11. 15Greendale, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    4,602 people · Dearborn County · median home $198,700 · income $74,980 · Jan low 24°F · 11 in snow

  12. 14Lawrenceburg, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    5,129 people · Dearborn County · median home $227,600 · income $51,250 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

  13. 13Hidden Valley, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    5,529 people · Dearborn County · median home $289,400 · income $121,208 · Jan low 24°F · 11 in snow

  14. 12Bright, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    5,814 people · Dearborn County · median home $279,500 · income $108,974 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

  15. 11Salem, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    6,371 people · Washington County · median home $144,700 · income $56,538 · Jan low 24°F · 14 in snow

  16. 10Scottsburg, Indiana

    January lows average 24.3°F

    7,345 people · Scott County · median home $146,200 · income $38,578 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow

  17. 9Chandler, Indiana

    January lows average 25.4°F

    3,693 people · Warrick County · median home $131,100 · income $74,725 · Jan low 25°F · 11 in snow

  18. 8Boonville, Indiana

    January lows average 25.4°F

    6,712 people · Warrick County · median home $162,400 · income $63,580 · Jan low 25°F · 11 in snow

  19. 7Melody Hill, Indiana

    January lows average 25.5°F

    3,689 people · Vanderburgh County · median home $201,600 · income $93,906 · Jan low 26°F · 11 in snow

  20. 6Highland, Indiana

    January lows average 25.5°F

    4,435 people · Vanderburgh County · median home $240,400 · income $98,002 · Jan low 26°F · 11 in snow

  21. 5Santa Claus, Indiana

    January lows average 25.7°F

    2,586 people · Spencer County · median home $258,900 · income $89,659 · Jan low 26°F · 8 in snow

  22. 4Tell City, Indiana

    January lows average 25.8°F

    7,506 people · Perry County · median home $139,000 · income $52,949 · Jan low 26°F · 11 in snow

  23. 3Georgetown, Indiana

    January lows average 25.9°F

    3,805 people · Floyd County · median home $302,300 · income $113,265 · Jan low 26°F · 9 in snow

  24. 2Charlestown, Indiana

    January lows average 25.9°F

    7,775 people · Clark County · median home $208,300 · income $77,288 · Jan low 26°F · 9 in snow

  25. 1Sellersburg, Indiana

    January lows average 25.9°F

    9,310 people · Clark County · median home $231,500 · income $72,179 · Jan low 26°F · 4 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 107 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Indiana (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: